newbie-with a pickups question

I've played for 2 years and I have a question regarding Jazz basses,especifically meaning pickups , question is which is the best pickup I could get if i want to have less hum but without affecting the current tone? My bass is a MIM standard.

In my opinion, the best choice based on the criteria you described would be a set of Nordstrand NJ4SE split coil hum-canceling jazz pickups. You get the classic, single coil jazz bass tone with a little kick and growl, but without the noise and 60 cycle hum that plagues traditional single coil pickups. There are tons of great jazz pickups to choose from, but the Nordstrands will greatly improve the tone of your bass without adding any noise or hum...the best of both worlds!

Originally posted by j-bass-kreep I've played for 2 years and I have a question regarding Jazz basses,especifically meaning pickups , question is which is the best pickup I could get if i want to have less hum but without affecting the current tone? My bass is a MIM standard.

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Lindy fralin. I use them and I am familiar with the tone they produce, and I like it!

Lindy fralin. I use them and I am familiar with the tone they produce, and I like it!

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Treena

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The only problem with Fralin's is that they are no longer available. Lindy has dropped off the face of the earth from what the poop in the industry says. Lotsa folks want these pups but with Fralin MIA...

Originally posted by Hambone The only problem with Fralin's is that they are no longer available. Lindy has dropped off the face of the earth from what the poop in the industry says. Lotsa folks want these pups but with Fralin MIA...